Northwestern University H-1B salaries

Northwestern University filed 786 certified H-1B applications between Jan 2023 and Jun 2026. Half of them paid more than $70,200 a year. The typical offer was 26% above the prevailing wage, the minimum the law sets for the job and place.

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Median salary offered: $70,200
Middle half earn: $63,852 to $89,960
Top 10% earn over: $122,402
Certified filings: 786

Every filing

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Pay by job title


Postdoctoral Scholar	228	$63,960	−8%	$61,008 – $67,925
Research Associate	145	$70,000	−1%	$66,492 – $74,088
Research Assistant Professor	81	$86,382	+2%	$76,076 – $98,004
Assistant Professor	65	$135,650	+24%	$122,004 – $188,238
Assistant Professor of Instruction	27	$77,500	+8%	$70,000 – $92,775
Postdoctoral Fellow	24	$62,810	−4%	$59,524 – $70,000
Research Specialist	18	$63,814	−5%	$60,462 – $67,695
Clinical Research Associate	18	$63,253	−8%	$61,463 – $68,768
Senior Research Associate	12	$77,965	−9%	$72,105 – $91,990
Research Data Analyst Associate	11	$65,000	–	$63,806 – $68,911
Research Technologist 2	10	$47,575	–	$45,163 – $52,762
Research Data Analyst	9	$74,263	+7%	$73,538 – $78,454
Associate Professor	8	$148,755	+17%	$136,118 – $162,545
Research Data Analyst Senior	7	$91,146	–	$90,002 – $103,674
Associate Professor of Instruction	5	$77,108	0%	$77,000 – $77,108
Bioinformatics Analyst	5	$82,400	+10%	$81,433 – $87,448
Data Analyst	5	$67,940	−22%	$67,940 – $95,000
Research Project Manager	5	$79,852	0%	$79,181 – $80,000
Statistical Analyst	5	$79,310	−14%	$75,000 – $88,359
Research Study Coordinator	5	$58,885	–	$58,885 – $58,885
Research Associate Professor	4	$105,000	−1%	$95,000 – $113,125
Professor	4	$244,500	+32%	$234,250 – $250,000
Data Scientist	4	$103,812	−12%	$98,175 – $108,968
College Fellow, Assistant Professor	4	$109,000	–	$104,250 – $113,125
Senior Research Technologist	3	$72,760	0%	$68,849 – $72,760
Staff Therapist	3	$97,760	+34%	$94,880 – $99,080
Adjunct Associate Professor	3	$120,370	+4%	$117,968 – $164,185
Assistant Professor Team Scientist	3	$129,162	–	$124,581 – $129,162
Developer	3	$93,204	+9%	$88,658 – $93,204
Statistical Analyst Senior	3	$93,000	–	$93,000 – $93,930
Research Technologist 3	3	$53,227	–	$51,574 – $55,099
Research Data Science Analyst	2	$97,858	–	$97,135 – $98,581
Lecturer	2	$68,580	−3%	$66,620 – $70,540
Boas Assistant Professor of Mathematics	2	$74,000	–	$73,500 – $74,500
Research Assistant Professor and Lecturer	2	$115,000	–	$115,000 – $115,000
Research Project Coordinator	2	$63,760	+6%	$61,548 – $65,971
Research Professor	2	$95,000	−23%	$87,500 – $102,500
Developer Senior	2	$113,000	−2%	$113,000 – $113,000
Medical Technologist 2	2	$58,348	−13%	$57,362 – $59,334
Project Coordinator	2	$60,000	−20%	$60,000 – $60,000
Core Specialist Senior	2	$71,598	–	$71,598 – $71,598
Senior Clinical Research Associate	2	$76,175	−29%	$73,088 – $79,262
Assistant Professor of Law, Associate Professor	1	$216,000	–	$216,000 – $216,000
Assistant Professor of Economics	1	$185,000	+94%	$185,000 – $185,000
Associate Computational Specialist	1	$80,340	–	$80,340 – $80,340
Associate Director	1	$90,000	−42%	$90,000 – $90,000
Assistant Professor of Mathematics	1	$140,000	+101%	$140,000 – $140,000
Assistant Professor of Research	1	$135,000	+93%	$135,000 – $135,000
Reporter	1	$65,000	+7%	$65,000 – $65,000
Medical Lab Supervisor 2	1	$102,086	–	$102,086 – $102,086

Where they work

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Chicago, IL	411	$68,964	$63,316 – $80,000
Evanston, IL	364	$73,362	$65,000 – $95,000
Atlanta, GA	2	$60,000	$60,000 – $60,000
Schaumburg, IL	2	$115,357	$115,357 – $115,357
Birmingham, AL	1	$75,930	$75,930 – $75,930
Brooklyn, NY	1	$91,146	$91,146 – $91,146
Eavnston, IL	1	$130,000	$130,000 – $130,000
Evantston, IL	1	$82,500	$82,500 – $82,500
Il, IL	1	$59,592	$59,592 – $59,592
Miami, FL	1	$73,500	$73,500 – $73,500
San Diego, CA	1	$56,484	$56,484 – $56,484

By year


2023	99	$66,228
2024	280	$70,200
2025	251	$72,761
2026	156	$70,199

By experience level


Level I	615	$68,964
Level II	66	$83,700
Level III	93	$75,000
Level IV	12	$99,043